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Trojan Asteroid Found Orbiting Uranus
One of three discovery images of 2011 QF99 taken from CFHT on 2011 October 24 (2011 QF99 is inside the green circle). This is the first of three images of the same patch of sky, taken one hour apart, that were then compared to find moving light-sources.
What’s new in the outer reaches of our solar system? Try the discovery of a Trojan asteroid orbiting Uranus. While a plethora of puns exist for this simple fact, the reality check is that this means there are far more of these objects out there than astronomers expected. The new Trojan even has a name – 2011 QF99! (…)
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Post tags: 2011 QF99, Co-Orbital Objects, Trojan Asteroid
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/104420/trojan-asteroid-found-orbiting-in-outer-solar-system/
Thats right… my anus is so big it has an asteroid in orbit. Gotta lay off the big macs.